Snap-hook



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' L., P. RILEY.

, SNAP HOOK.

No. 408,813. Patented Aug. 13, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LESLEY PAOOOK RILEY, OF ETTLE, MISSOURI.

SNAP-HOOK.,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,813, dated August 13, 1889.

Application filed March 19, 1889. Serial No. 303,855. (No model.)

To all whom, it 11i/ay concern:

Be it known that I, LEsLEY PEAoooK RILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ettle, in the county of Macon and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Snap-Hooks, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in snap-hooks; and it consists in a certain novel construction and combination of parts, fully described hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings, and specically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a snap-hook embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof. Fig. 3 is a side view partly broken away.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the shank of the hook formed by the loop B, the closed end of which is bent upon itself to form the hook O, and the side wires D I) of the said loop diverge toward the hook, as shown.

The shank terminates at the other end in the eye E, which is formed integral with the loop, and comprises the corresponding registering loops F F, which are respectively formed by extensions of the side wires B B. The loop F is extended to form a coil G, which is wrapped around the side wires adjacent to the loops F F and is further eX- tended to form the spring-tongue H, which bears at its free end against the extremity of the hook C and terminates in an integral V- shaped bend K, which projects rearwardly and iits between the side wires B B, whereby when the free end of the tongue is depressed it is guided by the bend and held from lateral play. By this construction a ring is confined at the end of the snap-hook within the small hook C, and there is no liability of its striking against the spring-tongue and ilyin g out. The free end of the other loop F is extended through the coil G and bent over the stationary end of the spring-tongue to hold it in place.

From the above description it will be seen that the entire snap-hook is formed from a single piece of stout wire, one end of which forms the ring on the free end of the tongue, while the other end holds the base or stationary end of the said tongue in placeand the shank and hook are formed by an intermediate looped portion of the wire. The eye on the extremity of the shank opposite to the hook is double, being formed by two loops of the wire, whereby it is given sufficient strength to resist the strain which it is required to bear. The coil G binds the side wires of the shank together, whereby the eye is held from being strained out of shape. 4

It will be seen that the rearward incline of the tongue has the effect to throw the ring against the back of the snap, making it very difficult to unsnap itself.

Having thus described the invention, I claim- The herein-described snap-hook, constructed of Wire and comprising the shank provided with the eye E at its upper end and t-he hook O at its lower end, andthe tongue II, having a substantially V-shaped bend inclining rearward and adapted to confine a ring iu the hook C, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my Own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LESLEY PEACOCK RILEY.

Vvvitnesses:

WM. P. BEACH, Jos. A. GooDDiNG. 

